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Make field accessible, explicitly setting it accessible
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import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;
/**
* Simple utility class for working with the reflection API and handling
* reflection exceptions.
*
* Only intended for internal use.
*
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @author Rob Harrop
* @author Rod Johnson
* @author Costin Leau
* @since 1.2.2
*/
public abstract class ReflectionUtils {
/**
* Make the given field accessible, explicitly setting it accessible if necessary.
* The <code>setAccessible(true)</code> method is only called when actually necessary,
* to avoid unnecessary conflicts with a JVM SecurityManager (if active).
* @param field the field to make accessible
* @see java.lang.reflect.Field#setAccessible
*/
public static void makeAccessible(Field field) {
if (!Modifier.isPublic(field.getModifiers()) ||
!Modifier.isPublic(field.getDeclaringClass().getModifiers())) {
field.setAccessible(true);
}
}
}
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